Lazy scare-mongering.
Did you read the link above?
There are parts of China where you cannot enter supermarkets or any public space such as shops or restaurants or public transport without being recognised on facial recognition software. There are parts of China that forbid you to use public transport or eat at restaurants if your social credit score isn't high enough.
It's not scare-mongering. It's true and it's happening right now. People just don't like to think that someone that makes their life easier could be so dangerous.
"In Xinjiang and especially its capital city, Ürümqi, there are security checkpoints and identification stations almost everywhere. People need to show their ID cards and have their faces scanned by cameras at a security station before entering a supermarket, a hotel, a train station, a highway station, or other public place. The ratio of police officers stationed in Xinjiang to population is higher than elsewhere. This strict enforcement of security checks is partly a response to the separatist movement in 2009 associated with Muslim Uyghurs. Additionally, the cameras on streets are denser there than elsewhere, numbering 40,000. The information collected by the cameras is matched with individual profiles, which include previously collected biometric data, such as DNA samples and voice samples. People are rated on a level of trustworthiness based on their profiles, which also takes into account their familial relations and social connections. These levels include "trustworthy," "average," and "untrustworthy."
"Xinjiang residents, especially those from the Uyghur ethnic group, are not allowed to practice certain religious acts. They are also more actively and strictly monitored by surveillance apps, voice printing, and facial recognition cameras. Since 2017, The government has set up re-education camps in Xinjiang for the local people to improve their compliance. People in the re-education camps are usually closely watched by guards and are not allowed to contact others outside the facilities, including family members and other close relations. They learn about Mandarin Chinese characters and the rules that they need to follow in those camps as well as outside once they leave."